Cancel Culture Tag

Judge Prevents Syracuse (NY) Mayor From Removing Christopher Columbus Statue

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 30, 2022 17 Comments

Court: "Respondents have no legal right to alter the piece of art known as the Christopher Columbus Monument or remove same or any part of it from its present place on St. Mary's Circle, commonly known as Columbus Circle, in the City of Syracuse."...

Campus Culture: “you have about 10% of the student body who controls the other 90%, mostly through internet shaming”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 27, 2022 17 Comments

"Our lawyer" Ron Coleman cross-examined me on his Coleman Nation podcast about Legal Insurrection's history, copyright trolls, how "intellectual property" litigation threats are used to silence political speech, repressive Big Tech, and the toxic campus atmosphere....

Vassar College Student Newspaper Apologizes Because “The Majority of Our Quotations Came From White Students”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 23, 2022 41 Comments

News coverage of planned student speaker disruption taken down because "[t]he majority of our quotations came from white students and ...

“The Floor Was Shaking” – Yale Law School Speaker Disruption Worse Than Originally Reported

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 20, 2022 38 Comments

David Lat: "Students in Federal Courts, across the hall from the event, reported that 'the floor was shaking' and Professor Resnik asked on-call students to 'yell' so they could be heard over the din."...

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Liberals Infuriated By NY Times Editorial Recognizing Cancel Culture Problem Cancel Subscriptions

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 19, 2022 25 Comments

"Well it looks like it’s time to cancel my @nytimes subscription. What the hell has happened to this once respected newspaper?"...

Conservative Speaker Targeted at Yale Law School: “This wasn’t a protest. This was physical intimidation”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 18, 2022 29 Comments

Kristen Waggoner of Alliance Defending Freedom: "These students were not only physically intimidating the other students and the speakers, they were pounding on the walls, blocking the exits, and disrupting the event throughout"...

Yale Law Students Disrupt, Try To Intimidate Conservative Speaker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 16, 2022 54 Comments

This is just more evidence of the decline of legal education and the collapse of values. "Social justice" and feelings trump free speech and debate....

NYC Academics and Activists Want Theodore Roosevelt Statue Melted Down

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2022 9 Comments

“New Yorkers cannot simply dump their toxic cultural products in other communities”...

San Diego State U. Suspends Prof for Showing a Slide With Racial Epithets in a Class About Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 09, 2022 18 Comments

Professor J. Angelo Corlett has been suspended by San Diego State University after a student complained about racial epithets used in one of his classes. Corlett, who is Latino, did not just randomly use the language in question. The words were on a slide because the class was about race.

Nineteen UC-Hastings Law Faculty Object To University Statement In Support Of Free Speech After Ilya Shapiro Shoutdown

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 08, 2022 22 Comments

"the Administration's community email, The College is Committed to Academic Freedom and Free Speech, does not represent our priorities"...

U. Washington HIV Researcher Faces Cancellation for Wearing Michael Jackson Halloween Costume 13 Years Ago

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2022 4 Comments

"after a photo of her costume was anonymously emailed to senior leadership at the University of Washington"...

Ilya Shapiro Shouted Down, Prevented From Speaking At UC-Hastings Law School: “Get Out!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 02, 2022 104 Comments

Relentless pounding on tables and yelling caused event to be halted: "We want you off this campus, that's what we want...

Facing Threat of Student Protests, Former DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson Withdraws As Vassar College Commencement Speaker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 27, 2022 41 Comments

Son of famed Vassar Prof. and former Obama official faced opposition: “I think many students will refuse to indulge such a speaker, and if he does end up coming, the administration should expect student protest and disruption.”...

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Appeals Court Judge James Ho: “if Ilya Shapiro is deserving of cancellation, then you should go ahead and cancel me too”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 16, 2022 33 Comments

Responding to Georgetown Law cancel culture: "I stand with Ilya on the paramount importance of color-blindness. And that same principle should apply ...

California State U. San Marcos Canceling Senator Who Helped Found School

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2022 3 Comments

“to continue its commitment to racial inclusion, and to advance its vital work to promote diversity, racial and social justice in meaningful ways.”...